Changes possible in Pak team management after Proteas Tour

Even if Pakistan cricket team does well in the upcoming One-day and T20 series, it is possible that key positions in the team management, including the job of coach and manager, may be offered to former players.

Pakistan suffered a 3-0 whitewash in the Test series and coach Dav Whatmore had to cope with a lot of criticism.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is yet to give any official reaction to the Test debacle but the names former captains Zaheer Abbas, Moin Khan, Intikhab Alam and Mohsin Khan are being discussed as possible candidates to get key postings.

"Chairman Zaka Ashraf is apparently waiting to see if the tour to South Africa is a complete disaster or ends on a high note after the one-day series but even then chances are the team will have a new management for the Champions Trophy," a reliable source said.

The source said manager Naved Cheema is unlikely to get any more assignments in future and there is talk about having a former player as a manager.

"Someone who is well respected by the players and who has the cricketing background to hold his own in the team, can be appointed," he added.

Cheema, a senior bureaucrat, who has been working as manager since 2011.

"The position of Dav Whatmore will also be reviewed after the tour and there is now a growing support for having a local as a coach instead of a foreigner in view of reports that the Australian has failed to make a noticeable impact or motivate the players," another source said.

The names of Moin Khan, Zaheer, Haroon Rasheed and Intikhab are being discussed for the role.